By a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated 25 December 1964 and an order of the USSR Minister of Defense dated 1 February 1965, the MT-LB multipurpose tracked transporter-tractor was officially adopted into service with the Soviet Army.

Formally, serial production of the MT-LB at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant (KhTZ) began in 1966, but the first industrial batch left the factory floors only in 1967. Nevertheless, by the following year full-scale serial production had been completely established.

The vehicle was intended for towing trailers, mounting various types of equipment, and transporting personnel and cargo.

Frontal armor protection withstands 7.62-mm B-32 armor-piercing rounds from a distance of 250 m at all angles of approach; side armor provides protection against 7.62-mm B-32 AP rounds from 250 m at approach angles of ±75°.

Still in active service with the armed forces of Russia actively seeing action on the Frontline's of Ukraine.

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